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Life is All About Ass

your'e either covering it,
laughing it off,
kicking it,
kissing it,
busting it,
trying to get a piece of it,
behaving like one,
Or you live with one!

I found this, among other things, above the sink in Katie's kitchen when I first moved in.

6/21/2006
It's late and I probably shouldn't be writing this now, but it ocurred to me that I should explain some of the expressions Americans have incorporating the word "ass".

First of all, an ass can be defined literally as either a mule or a person's behind (bottom, butt, rump, etc.). In all of the following expressions, "ass" refers to a person's behind.

1) "to cover your ass" = to look out for your own interests and avoid getting into trouble
2) "to laugh your ass off" = to laugh long and hard about something
3) "to kick ass" = to do really well at something ("kick ass on an exam"), or to beat someone at something ("kick someone's ass at football"), or to actually beat them up ("kick someone's ass")
4) "to kiss ass" = to be overly helpful and polite with someone in an attempt to gain favor with them ("kiss the teacher's ass")
5) "to bust your ass" = to work really hard at something in order to do well
6) "to try to get a piece of ass" = to try to sleep with someone
7)"to behave like an ass" OR "to be an ass" = to be or behave like a jerk. Someone characterized as being an ass is probably being insensitive, ignorant, and/or intentionally hurtful. Don't be an ass!